hazel
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- adjective
- /ˈheɪzəl/
:
avellana
- They were hazel, sort of, but with more gold than she expected.
- hazel eyes
Examples
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His eyes were hazel and streaked with red.
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Evelyn's normal eyes were hazel, so pale compared to the rest of her when she wasn't angry that you didn't notice them at first.
Fiction book (1992) -
She saw now in the strong light that his eyes were hazel, not brown.
Fiction book (1998) -
His eyes were hazel and somewhat hidden behind thick-rimmed glasses.
Fiction book (2002) -
Your eyes are hazel
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- They are hazel.
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Shaded by long dark lashes, his eyes were hazel.
Fiction book (1995) -
They're hazel.
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And for the record, Gary, your eyes are hazel.
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Shaded by long dark lashes, his eyes were hazel.
Synonyms
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Having a medium to dark color like wood or tanned skin
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Light brown in colour like leather
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A pale brown color like dry sand in sunlight
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A colour that is a little brown
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A warm brown color that has a golden shine
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A brown colour with a little green, often in eyes or hair
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A light yellowish brown color like a young deer
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A light brown color like tanned leather
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A brownish yellow color like dry autumn leaves
A light brown color like a hazelnut shell
A medium to dark brown color like caramel
A color between brown and yellow
A medium to dark brown with a little yellow in it
A yellow color with a little brown that looks warm and dull
Compounds
- Specialized
A Chilean shrub that makes red fruit with an edible seed like a hazelnut
A shrub with broad leaves that produces edible nuts eaten by people and animals in eastern North America
- US
A small tree or bush with smooth bark and rounded leaves that grows near streams in eastern North America
- UK
A small animal like a mouse with a bushy tail that lives in trees and is active at night
- Australian
A tree that people grow for nuts you can eat, pretty branches, and useful wood
A small fragrant shrub from the lower Mississippi valley with tiny flowers that bloom in winter and spring
A common shrub from eastern North America that makes small yellow flowers after its leaves fall
A shrub with drooping clusters of yellow flowers that bloom in early spring before the leaves appear
- Specialized
A group of trees and shrubs that have flowers, including witch-hazel and sweetgum
How Brown
Surface Forms
Etymology
When something is hazel, it means it has a light brown or yellow-brown colour, especially for eyes or wood. This adjective comes from the tree and its nut, which have that warm, brown colour.